Jeremiah Wright to Speak

The Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. is among the prominent African-American leaders in the United Church of Christ coming to Cleveland to speak during the denomination’s Black History Month celebration.

Wright became a controversial figure to many Americans during the 2008 presidential campaign. Because President Obama and his family had attended Wright’s church when they lived in Chicago, excerpts from some of Wright’s sermons became points of contention.

Obama eventually denounced some of Wright’s statements, but many scholars and clerics have defended Wright, saying the statements publicized during the political campaign were taken out of context.
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